Maria Ewing

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LONG before she signed off with a playful Broadway Baby, Maria Ewing had laid any doubts to rest. When opera singers try their hand at show tunes, the results are often less than convincing. Formality and swing go head-to-head and there is usually only one winner.

The American soprano’s short residence — which comes to an end tomorrow — is a glorious exception to the rule. There is talk of taking the show to New York before too long: let’s hope that she can be persuaded to venture into a nightclub a little more often. This was not slumming but